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Aerospace Walk of Honor

The Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster, • Charles C. “Charlie” Bock, Jr., 1994 • Richard L. “Dick” Johnson, 1998 • Max R. Stanley, 1993
Calif., honors 100 test pilots who have contrib- • Frank Borman, 2000 • Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr., 1992 • Robert L. “Silver Fox” Stephens, 1998
uted to aviation and space research and develop- • Albert Boyd, 1991 • William J. Knight, 1990 • Emil Sturmthal, 2006
ment. • Irving L. Burrows, 2008 • Fred D. Knox, Jr., 2006 • Richard G. “Dick” Thomas, 2005
The Aerospace Walk of Honor awards were • Stanley P. “Stan” Butchart, 1999 • Tony LeVier, 1990 • Milton O. Thompson, 1993
established in 1990 by the City of Lancaster “to • Robert L. Cardenas, 1995 • Wallace A. “Wally” Lien, 2005
recognize the important contributions of unique • Marion E. Carl, 1992 • Robert C. Little, 2003 • Guy M. Townsend, 1995
and talented aviators who soared above the • Henry E. “Hank” Chouteau, 1996 • Donald L. Mallick, 2000 • Richard H. Truly, 2004
rest.” Lancaster is located in the Antelope Val- • Jacqueline Cochran, 2006 • John A. Manke, 1997 • Charles Tucker, 2007
ley, near four flight test facilities: U.S. Air Force • Eileen Collins, 2008 • Alfred P. “Paul” Metz, 2002 • Joseph John “Tym” Tymczyszyn, 2004
Plant 42, Edwards AFB, Mojave Air and Space • Michael Collins, 2008 • James McDivitt, 2009 • Joseph A. Walker, 1991
Port and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. • Gordon Cooper, 2008 • John B. “Jack” McKay, 1996 • George Welch, 2007
The Walk of Honor program officially concluded • Joseph F. Cotton, 1997 • Larry D. McClain, 2001 • Alvin S. “Al” White, 1994
in August 2009. • Robert Crippen, 2007 • Thomas C. McMurtry, 1998
The Walk of Honor is located on Lancaster • Albert Scott Crossfield, 1990 • Corwin H. “Corky” Meyer, 1999 • Robert M. “Bob” White, 1992
Boulevard between Sierra Highway to the east • William H. Dana, 1993 • Thomas Albert Morgenfeld, 2004 • Jack Fraser Woodman, 2009
and 10th Street West and is anchored by Boeing • James H. Doolittle, 1990 • George K. Muellner, 2002 • Chuck Yeager, 1990
Plaza, which has a restored F-4 Phantom II on • Norman K. “Ken” Dyson, 1997 • Arthur K. “Kit” Murray, 1996 • Jean L. “Skip” Ziegler, 2009
display. Honorees are memorialized with granite • James D. Eastham, 2003 • John W. Myers, 2001
monuments located along Lancaster Boulevard. • Glen W. Edwards, 1995 • Lewis A. Nelson, 2007
Test pilots who received awards were inducted • Joe H. Engle, 1992 • William C. Park, 1995
annually in late summer. • Robert C. Ettinger, 2007 • Wilbert D. “Aggie” Pearson, 2005
The Walk of Honor monuments and activities • Mervin L. Evenson, 2006 • Bruce Peterson, 2003
are funded by several aerospace companies, in- • Frank Kendall Everest, Jr, 1991 • Robert O. “Bob” Rahn, 1994
cluding Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop • John A. Fergione, 2009 • Jack Ridley, 1996
Grumman, all of which perform flight test opera- • David L. “Ferg” Ferguson, 1998 • Robert L. Riedenauer, 2002
tions in the Antelope Valley. • Robert G. “Bob” Ferry, 1997 • Col. Joseph W. Rogers, 2004
• C. Gordon Fullerton, 2000 • Russell M. “Rusty” Roth
Inductees • Fitzhugh L. “Fitz” Fulton, Jr., 1991 • Robert A. “Bob” Rushworth, 1994
Alphabetical, with year of induction • James R. Gannett, 2001 • Herman Richard “Fish” Salmon, 1994
• John E. “Jack” Allavie, 2005 • Jerauld R. “Jerry” Gentry, 1993 • Louis W. “Lou” Schalk, 1999
• Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, 1993 • Robert J. Gilliland, 2002 • Joe Schiele, 2008
• Harry Andonian, 2009 • John H. Griffith, 2006 • Russell E. Schleeh, 2000
• Neil Armstrong, 1991 • Fred W. Haise, 1995 • Edward T. Schneider, 2005
• Fred J. Ascani, 1999 • Bruce Hinds, 1999 • Wendell H. “Wendy” Shawler, 1998
• Carl A. Bellinger, 2001 • Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, 1992 • Roger J. Smith, 2004
• Tommie D. “Doug” Benefield, 2002 • Jesse P. “Jake” Jacobs, Jr., 1996 • Rogers E. Smith, 2003
• Frank T. Birk, 2001 • George R. Jansen • Thomas P. Stafford, 1997 Photographd by Alan Radecki

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